Monday, February 14, 2005

Valentine's Day is the Hallmark designated day to show your love for your spouse, partner, lover, etc. to the outside world. I like Valentine's Day, but let's remember not all of us are in loving and caring relationships, if at all. When you look at it truthfully, Valentine's Day is often an exclusionary celebration where at least 50% of the population is left out. Now that we look at it in more realistic terms, let's further delve into Valentine's Day. First, let me wish all the best for a fun day to those who are the really happy couples. They...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2005

A few women have asked about the use of Testosterone to balance our hormones. Here is the low down on Testosterone from the scientific to the human levels. No one in the medical community talked about testosterone in women until Susan Rako, MD wrote The Hormone of Desire in 1996. In her book, Dr. Rako linked decreased sexual desire as it occurs around menopause, to decreasing levels of testosterone in the blood stream. In 1996, this was big news. The medical community didn’t even think women had any testosterone in their bloodstream, let alone the fact that sex drive may...
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